The Old Market, or Phsar Chas, occupies a low, French colonial building with a distinctive tiled roof that sits in the heart of Siem Reap. It serves as the primary hub for daily life, where rows of narrow stalls pack together under the rafters. In the nineteen twenties, this structure anchored the town’s trade, drawing farmers from the countryside to trade produce for dry goods. One morning, a merchant famously bartered a sack of live chickens for a new sewing machine right here.
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